Tony Vick 
TN Prisons Don’t Expedite Early Release. What If It’s an Emergency?
Douglas Richmond’s case for early release from prison is relatively straightforward. He’s served six ...
In Prison, a Sex Conviction Is a Target for Assault. Staff Pretends Otherwise.
Coming into the Tennessee men’s prison system nearly 30 years ago, I assumed that ...
Learning to Live With Suicide in Prison
[This article describes deaths by suicide, including references to the methods of suicide.] ...
Given Few Options for Chronic Pain, Prisoners Are Making Safer Moonshine
Moonshine, hooch, julep, toilet wine, clear—whatever they call it, over the past 30 years ...
Photographing the Community on Tennessee’s Death Row
From 2010 to 2015 I was incarcerated in Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, the Tennessee ...
A Death Row Pastor’s View of Executions
From 2010 to 2015 I was incarcerated at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, ...
Some Thoughts on Dying in Prison
Over the course of my nearly 30 years in Tennessee Department of Correction custody, ...
Everyone in Prison Needs a Hustle. For a Small Fee, I’ll Help You Find Yours.
When you enter the men’s prison system in Tennessee, you receive two blue, smock-like ...
Veterans in Prison, Cut Off From Support, Try to Make It on Their Own
C*, a 39-year-old Army veteran, struggled to adjust to daily life after coming home ...
When the Prison Grievance Process Is Worth the Risk
For nearly three decades, I’ve been hearing people scream for help. Screams of people ...
